1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg Virginia 22401
Meta R. Braymer – Associate Provost

Center for Economic Development
540-286-8000
www.umw.edu

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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON

The University of Mary Washington (UMW), with a total enrollment of nearly 5,000, features colleges of business, education and arts and sciences, and three campuses, including a residential campus in Fredericksburg, Va., a second one in nearby Stafford and a third under construction in Dahlgren, Va., which will be a center of development of educational and research partnerships between the Navy, higher education institutions and the region’s employers. Solidly grounded in the liberal arts tradition, students in all three colleges have the opportunity to work directly with professors to achieve their academic and career goals. The UMW experience is based on a culture of honor, individual recognition, and dedication to community and global service, and the university places great value on diversity within its student body.

The undergraduate program provides a well-rounded liberal arts and sciences education, offering the opportunity to pursue individual or collaborative research projects. Supportive faculty and student research funds make UMW’s undergraduate research program one of the most ambitious in the nation. At the graduate and professional levels, students benefit from the real-world experience of accessible faculty who are masters in their respective professions. Here, most students hold full-time jobs, so classes are scheduled in the evenings and on weekends to accommodate busy schedules.

RANKING

• U.S. News & World Report’s “2012 Best Colleges” guide ranked UMW sixth among public, southern master’s-granting institutions and 15th among all Southern schools in the same category.
• Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012 edition named UMW one of the 49 “Best Buys” in public education in America—the only university in Virginia, Maryland or Washington, D.C. to make the list.
• Princeton Review included UMW in its 2012 edition of the nation’s “The Best 376 Colleges.”
• Forbes.com in its list of “America’s Best Colleges” ranked UMW 55th out of 100 institutions deemed “America’s Best Buys.”
• Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine named Mary Washington among the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for 2011. UMW ranked 26th based on in-state tuition costs and 28th when comparing out-of-state tuition costs.
• Washington Monthly magazine named UMW 47th among “master’s” universities nationwide in its 2011 College Guide.

• UMW Professor of English Claudia Emerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, served as Virginia’s appointed Poet Laureate from 2008 to 2010. Kelly Cherry, a 1961 alumna of Mary Washington, was named Virginia’s Poet Laureate in January 2011.
• In the 2011 Peace Corps annual list of “Top Producing Colleges and Universities,” UMW ranked No. 1 among small institutions. Currently 32 alumni volunteer for the Peace Corps.
• In 2011, a graduating senior received a prestigious Fulbright grant to conduct research abroad on health care policies in Ukraine. Eight students in the university’s history have received Fulbright grants, six in the past four years alone.
• Mary Washington’s debate team is perennially ranked as one of the best in the nation. In 2010, the team finished second at the American Debate Association’s National Championship, and third at the National Debate Tournament.
• Mary Washington was named to The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2010 in recognition of its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
• UMW has teamed with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) to push for approval of a U.S. postage stamp to honor civil rights pioneer James L. Farmer Jr., who organized the famed Freedom Rides and taught history at UMW for 13 years before his death in 1999.

ENROLLMENT (Fall 2010, preliminary)

3,975 full-time

1,198 part-time

TUITION, FEES ROOM AND BOARD (2011-2012)

IN-STATE: Undergraduate: $17,628; Graduate: $405/credit hour
OUT OF STATE: Undergraduate: $29,356 ; Graduate: $805/credit hour

AFFILIATED SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, GRADUATE SCHOOLS
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business
College of Education

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NUMBER OF DEGREES CONFERRED (2010-2011)
Bachelor's -- 1,043
Master's -- 252

SELECTED DEGREES OFFERED